Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

sand dollars each, an on che terms aud conditions
SET forth 81 sa5d D tirlsl, which petition, omit
ING the signatures or the slsneFs thereo1s Is IN
words and figures as follows tO-Wil.
PETITION
To the Honorable Board Of County Commission
ers OF the County Of Phillips IN the State OF
We, the undersigned. your petitioners. each be
ing resident tax payer Of the township of
Mound in Phillips county. in the State OF kan
sass respectfully petition your honorable body 70
submit 70 the qualified electors Of said township
for their acceptance or rejecCloH at special cleo
ton 70 be ordered by yCur honorable body, under
sas, and the entitled. Act TO enable Conn
ties, Townships and Cities to aid il the construc-
ton of railroads, and TO repeal section eight Of
chapter thirty nine, of the laws of 1874, approved
February 18th, 1876, and the amendments thereto,
conditions herein specified to-wit:
Shall the said township of Mound in Phillips
county in the State Of Kansas, subscribe for one
A14uIeu anu uILJ HA-t5s q one 1undreu dollars
each. of the capital stock of The Chicago, Kansas
ana Neoraska halfway Company, and in payment
the bonds OF SAID township Of the denomination
OF one thousand dollars each, or so many thereof
Nnot e1eeellng ssld numbeFl as shall amount TO
not exceeding four thousand dollars per mile for
each mile Of railroad constructed in said town
payable TO the bearer at the Fiscal agency Of the
State OF Kansas, in New Y Ork City, twenty years
after the date thereof bearing interest at the rate
OF six per cent. per annu, interest payable semi
annually, or which interest coupons shall be at
tached, payable at the fiscal agency aforesaid;
this subscription Of stock and Issue Of bonds be-
ing upon the following conditions namely:
AS soon as said proposition shall be determined
in the affirmative bv canvass of the votes cast at
such election. the Board of County Commission
ers of said County OF PhfIliDs Tor and IN habsIf
of said township shall order the County Clerk to
make, and the Ounty Clerk shall make, said sub
scriptiOu in the name Of said township for said
one hundred and fifty shares of the capital stock
of said Railway Company.
And when the railroad of said Railway Company
shall he built and completed, aud shall be in Oper
atiou under lease or otherwise. from the east line
Of said township TO the west line of said township
then said Board Of County Commissioners shall
cause such bonds, with coupons attached as afOre-
said to be issued in the name of said towns hin Of
Mound and shall deliver the same TO said Rail
way company on uellNery OF tender 70 the County
Treasurer Of said County Of certificate for said
shares the full paid capital stock Of said Rail-
way company, equal IN amount with said bonds,
dollar for dollar.
Provided, said railroad shall be built and com
pleLed and IN operation, tby lease OtheFWise)
aforesaid, or before the first day Of February,
A D., 1888; and provided further that said com
pany shall build and maintain a depot with side
tracts adjacent thereto in said township
The form OF the ballots tG be used at said cleo
ton shall he: For the subscriDt on Of stock and
issue of bonds to The Chicago, Kansas and Neb-
rlsSa Railway Company and Against the su b.
scrptiOu of stock and issue of bonds to The Chi
cagO, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Company
And, whereas, upon the presentation and con-
sideration of said petition, and the hearing Of the
proof IN respect TO the matters and things therein
contained, said Board found that said petition was
signed by more than two nfths of the resident
taxpayers Of said township and that said psu-
liou was IN az respects IN que form OF law and
that the conditions therein contained We're sutC-
thereupon' daily made an order granting the pray
/ ar OF said petition, and ordering that "a special
election re held at the usual and esta5l shed
places OF voting IN each voting precinct in said
township on Wednesday. the 2Oth day
of april, a. D.. 1871 10 determine wheth-
er the said township shall subscribe to
o hundred and fifty shares of the capt.
tai stock of said Company, ana issue fifteen bonds
Of the denomination Of one thousand dollars each,
Of said township to said company in payment
therefor, on the terms and conditions set out in
said petition; and it was further ordered by said
Board mat IN the eFGrE that majority OF the
voters voting at said election cast Lhei ballots in
favor of said proposition and vote 10 subscrii e
said one hundred and nifty shares of said capital
stock, to issue said fifteen bonds in payment
/ therefor, then the County Clerk Of said Comfy
name of, said township subscribe, to one hun
dTed and fifty shares of the capital stock of said
II etu OouPaiiy shlI luIiy com
ply with the conditions of said subscription then
the chairman of said Board and the County Clerk
Of said county shall duly issue 10 said company
said bonds OF said tOWHsh p in the sum- and TO the
tenor and effect, in said petition stated.
And il was by said Board further ordered that
the ballots TO be used at such election should be in
the form designated in said petition add that The
sheriff of said county duly make and issue his
proclamation for the holding Of such special cleo
ton in said township at said date and places des-
iguated, and that the sheriff give due and legal
notice of said election for thirty DAYS as provided
by law. and in said prs camutOn give the distance
OF said order; said notice to be published in the
Phlillpsbur9 HERALD, weekly newspaper print
ed and published in the city of Philips6urg in the
county of Phillips and in general circulation in
said Mound township and Phillips county.
And il was by said Board further ordered that
said election be held and returns made. and the
result ascertained and declared. in al respects as
provided by law.
Now, therefore, I, C. NJ. Mcclure, sheriff of the
county OF Phillips. state Of Kansas, by virtue of
the authority in me by law vested, and in pursu-
anre o. the above reCited order of said Board of
County Commissioners, do hereby make public
proclamation. and give notice, that a special cleo
tiOn viii be held in said township at the usual aud
established places OF voting il each voting pre-
ciuct in said township on Wednesday, the
a ID.
determine whether said township shall
make such subscription of stock, and shall
issue in payment therefor the bonds of said town
ship on the terms and conditions set out in aid
petition, and such election SHALL in all respects,
be conducted and returns made, and result ascer-
tanned and declared in the manner provided by
law for general elections.
In Witness Whereof, /, C. N. Mcguire, sheriff
of Phillips county, state of Kansas. have hereunt0
sci my hand at the city of PhilIipsburg this 10th
day of March, a. D. 1857.
C. NJ. MCGUIRE,